{"id":14288,"date":"2019-12-23T16:43:12","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T21:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=14288"},"modified":"2019-12-23T17:10:53","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T22:10:53","slug":"podcast-richard-jewell-the-fbi-and-the-inspector-general-report-on-the-scott-horton-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/23\/podcast-richard-jewell-the-fbi-and-the-inspector-general-report-on-the-scott-horton-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Richard Jewell, the FBI, and the Inspector General Report on the Scott Horton Show"},"content":{"rendered":"
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12\/13\/19 Jim Bovard on the Illusion of FBI Power and Competence<\/a><\/h2>\n

Dec 23, 2019<\/span> | Interviews<\/a> | 0 Comments<\/p>\n

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Jim Bovard talks about America\u2019s lack of faith in the FBI, as represented by both the film\u00a0Richard Jewell<\/em>\u00a0and also the Inspector General\u2019s report about the Bureau\u2019s failures in conducting the \u201cRussiagate\u201d probe. The FBI\u2019s history of incompetence and outright malice goes back much further than that though, says Bovard, who remembers the malfeasance of the Nixon administration and the deliberate sabotage of the civil rights movement. Bovard and Scott find reason for hope, however, in the fact that many of the nation\u2019s conservatives, who often support the very worst of America\u2019s policies, seem to be taking a firm and principled stand against proposals for gun confiscation. Bovard reminds us that even many members of the police and military still believe in the personal liberties guaranteed by our Bill of Rights.<\/p>\n

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